https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1 a Learning Diary by Maribel González, Spain en-us 2017-01-17 21:16:40 UTC 2023-03-05 09:14:20 UTC hello@padlet.com maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/147686716 I am Maribel, from Spain.
I have been teaching English for 25 years more or less. I teach English at a School of Languages. Schools of Languages are state-run schools where modern languages are taught. At my school you can learn English, French, Italian and German.
The students that attend this kind of school are from all walks of life. They are from 16 on, which means that in the same classroom you can have teenagers, university students, housewives, lawyers .... The classrooms are arranged according to the students' level. They can get CEFR certificates for their level for A2, B1, B2 and C1.
If you want to learn about this kind of schools click here
Nowadays I'm not teaching. Iwork as a teacher advisor at the Department of Education in my region and I deal with teaching foreign languages and the internationalization of schools. That's why I have enroled this MOOC.

]]> 2017-01-17 21:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/147686716 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/147689117 2017-01-17 21:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/147689117 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/147689503 I think that teachers have to reconsider their role. I mean, we live in a changing society and we, as teachers, have to be open-minded and adjust to the new tools that are available.
I also think it is really important that we see ourselves a learners too and so,understand that we are allowed to fail. 
The teacher has to be a companion rather than "know-all" person who does not share and interact, because society nowadays is cooperative and interactive. ]]> 2017-01-17 21:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/147689503 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/147853329  Flexibility is the key to education. In a changing society there is no point in "mass education". We should try to make our classrooms look as "real life" as possible. In other words, quite the opposite of wht is shown in the picture.]]> 2017-01-18 16:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/147853329 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/147857625 What is more important, the content or the skills?
In a world where you can get information with the click of a mouse, I really think that the way you manage to get that information is what matters.
That's why focusing on competences should be far more important than coping with the established curriculum]]> 2017-01-18 16:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/147857625 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/147861228  Ok, I agree with the idea that it is almost impossible to arrange your classroom the same way as the one in Brussels: you need space, lots of technology and, of course, lost of money. Something we don't hev, I'm afraid. But we can always manage, can't we?
I used to teach English to adults. Not only adults, mind you. My classes were full of people from 16 on, and when I say that, I mean that I could have teenagers, doctors, firefighters and retired people in the same classroom at the same time. I used to arrange the desks in groups of 4 or 5 people (depeding on the space) and my favourite space was the one I "made" in a space outside the classroom itself. In the beginning it was planned as a kind of "waiting room". I arranged some tables and chairs, with English magazines, catalogues and so on. It ended up as a space where the students rehearsed their presentations, revised their homework and so on. It was not the perfect future scenario but it made the students feel comfortable and this is the main idea. Don't you agree? ]]> 2017-01-18 16:21:10 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/147861228 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/147889389 2017-01-18 17:38:28 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/147889389 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/148585251 Flexibility is the word. The worol is constantly changing and teaching and learning has to adjust. There is no other choice.
Teaching has to be flexible. 
If a model future classroom is dificult to have, we can añways do step-by-step adaptations. If we are in the mood of making our students the designers of their own learning, we'll get it one day.]]> 2017-01-22 18:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/148585251 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/148589786 Without any doubt both videos show greatexperiences They involve and motivate the students and they get really engaged in what they are doing. Nevertheless, both experiences make me feel sad. I mean, while they prove to be innovative, engaging and good for the students, since they are the ones designing their own learning, we, teachers have to deal with very strict curricula and external exams that are terribly out-of-date. However, we should insist and try new ways of engaging our students.]]> 2017-01-22 19:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/148589786 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/148744860 It is esential to get the local and national administration involved. Teachers do realize that a change is needed in education. Society moves faster than ever nowadays and there is an URGENT need for INNOVATION in EDUCATION (in capital letters). As far as the national education administration insist on imposing traditional exam policies and rigid curricula, teachers will have a diddicult path. So, from my point of view the "order of involvement" can be this: 1º-School management & teachers; 2º- students & families; 3º- regional & national governments.
Once we get this, we can move on.
It is also essential to identify trends in both society and education as they are a way of understanding what is happening in a wider world. We have to prioritize them so we can see how they are going to affect the future.


]]> 2017-01-23 15:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/148744860 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/148880719 The experts' opinion although different in some details all share the same principle: Learning involves interaction.
No doubt, video, audio and images in general will have an important part in learning-teaching and the classroom will turn into social places where to interact with others and most importantly, learn from others.
Techology will have a key role and computers will be as common as notebooks. 
The role of the teacher will be different. Teachers won't be just the person who tells the students what to do but they will be more mentors and coaches who will lead the way so that students can work on their own projects. 
The students will be producers of their own learning, they'll work in teams ans will shares their findings with others.
Hopefully, this what we consider innovative nowdays, will be mainstream in a few years' time.]]> 2017-01-23 21:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/148880719 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/148886919 2017-01-23 22:12:40 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/148886919 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/149610437
Tutorial]]> 2017-01-26 14:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/149610437 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/150961552 Innovation Maturity Model: Stages

]]> 2017-02-01 19:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/150961552 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/150962458 2017-02-01 19:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/150962458 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/150972084 Arranging the students in groups doesn't neccessarily imply collaboration. Collaboration implies working together, providing feedback, sharing possibilities, taking decissions... skills that the students will need in their future jobs in adult life so, why not developing these skills from school?
I real life you depend on collaborating with others, and the more you learn from others the better.]]> 2017-02-01 19:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/150972084 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/150981437 Tools:
Padlet
Tricider
Titanpad
TodaysMeet
Poplet]]> 2017-02-01 20:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/150981437 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/150989004 Tools:
Drawitlive
Voice Thread
Glogster
ShowMe
Scratch]]> 2017-02-01 20:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/150989004 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151602643 Aurasma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiGoU6ziw8I

]]> 2017-02-04 12:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151602643 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151602864 https://www.thinglink.com/scene/276045820590030849#tlsite]]> 2017-02-04 12:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151602864 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151611799 Don't forget]]> 2017-02-04 16:00:58 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151611799 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151620877 The Edukata project]]> 2017-02-04 18:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151620877 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151621765 21st Century Learning Activities Rubric

]]> 2017-02-04 19:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151621765 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151621851 21st Century Learning Activities Cheat sheet]]> 2017-02-04 19:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151621851 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151648825 Creative Classroom Lab]]> 2017-02-05 10:46:45 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151648825 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151648956 iTEC Scenarios: Flipped Classroom]]> 2017-02-05 10:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151648956 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151649120 2017-02-05 10:53:21 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151649120 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151651597 Socrative: responding system. Online interactive assessment system
https://www.socrative.com/

]]> 2017-02-05 11:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151651597 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151651870 Kahoot: responding system
https://getkahoot.com/

]]> 2017-02-05 11:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151651870 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151653578 Procedure:
Day 1
1. Arrange the students in groups of 4. Each group has to find out information of one the countries/carnivals listed below.
2. The groups, in class, agree on how they are going to develop their investigation and on a deadline to put in common their findings.
3. If necessary provide links to the students so they can begin their investigation at home.
4. They share a padlet so they can add their findings.
Day 2
5. The students analyse their findings and decide on the best way of presenting them to the rest of the class (infographics, interactive poster, presentacion, etc).
6. They prepare their presentation assigning each member of the group a role so that all of them take part in the presentation and their work is interdependent.
Day 3
7. Each group present their project to the rest of the class and take an online test to the others.

Uselful links (if necessary):
France: Dunkirk
http://www.northernfrance-tourism.com/Art-Culture/Heritage/The-Dunkirk-Carnival-its-origin-history-and-traditions
Italy: Venice
http://www.carnevale.venezia.it/en/
Spain: Cádiz
http://www.andalucia.org/en/the-carnival-of-cadiz/
Germany: Cologne
http://www.cologne.de/events/cologne-carnival
UK: London, Notting Hill
http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/9023471-notting-hill-carnival
Carnival traditions in other European countries
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/jan/23/10-best-alternative-carnivals-europe-cadiz-sicily-basel
Suggested questions for the groups to be answered:
1. How old/origins
2. When
3. How long
4. Costumes
5. Other important data


]]> 2017-02-05 12:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/151653578 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/152295969 2017-02-07 20:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/152295969 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/152296471 iTEC Learning Stories]]> 2017-02-07 20:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/152296471 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/152302345 Learning Designer tool tutorials]]> 2017-02-07 20:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/152302345 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/152918587 2017-02-09 20:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/152918587 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/153179313 My poplet
http://popplet.com/app/#/3824491

]]> 2017-02-10 20:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/153179313 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/153212267 2017-02-11 10:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/153212267 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/153269252 My learning designer Story]]> 2017-02-12 12:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/153269252 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/153552337 The final step]]> 2017-02-13 19:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/153552337 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/154159992 2017-02-15 20:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/154159992 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/154163907 Without any doubt peer review is aboyt developing 21st Century Skills: It is a tremendous creative endeavour that implies collaboration, critical thinking and communication. Everybody's opinion is important and counts, no matter your expertise in the subject delat with ; even basic questions can help to improve. Just one thing to be taken into account: when peer reviewing, always be constructive.
peer work among colleages is an easy thing to do. And peer work among students would definitely be a challenge. ]]> 2017-02-15 20:46:25 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/154163907 maribel_gortiz https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/154649044 2017-02-17 17:26:34 UTC https://padlet.com/maribel_gortiz/rf5c270igoi1/wish/154649044